Charles, Duke of Mecklenburg

1 portrait by Giovanni Vendramini

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Charles, Duke of Mecklenburg

by and published by Giovanni Vendramini, after Peter Edward Stroehling
stipple engraving, published 4 July 1814
11 3/4 in. x 8 7/8 in. (300 mm x 227 mm) plate size; 13 3/4 in. x 11 1/8 in. (348 mm x 281 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D15890

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Sandra Lembke

18 November 2019, 23:54

Hello,

I am a researcher and book author, specialised on the history of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and the Grand Ducal Family.

The person on that portrait is not Grand Duke Charles of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (who in 1814 was an old man, unable to fight on a battlefield).

This is Prince Charles (1785-1837), the second surviving son of the Grand Duke Charles and half-brother of Queen Louisa of Prussia and Queen Frederica of Hanover- so there is also a mistake on the portrait, because Charles brother George (after the death of his father Grand Duke of M-Strelitz) was always the Hereditary Prince, not his brother. George was 6 years older than Prince Charles. Young Charles was an high-ranking army officer, fighting against Napoleons troops.

I can send you a portrait of Prince Charles to compare - but this here is definitely Prince Charles, not the Grand Duke Charles (1741-1816).

Best regards, Sandra